Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Merle Haggard - A Portrait Of Merle Haggard

 














Merle Haggard with The Strangers - A Portrait Of Merle Haggard
Capitol Records ST-319 (1969)

Side One:
1. Workin' Man Blues
2. What's Wrong With Stayin' Home
3. Silver Wings
4. Who Do I Know In Dallas
5. She Thinks I Still Care

Side Two:
1. Hungry Eyes
2. I Die Ten Thousand Times A Day
3. Every Fool Has A Rainbow
4. I Came So Close To Living Alone
5. Montego Bay

Personnel:
Merle Haggard - vocals, guitar
Roy Nichols - guitar, harmonica
Norman Hamlet - steel guitar
George French - piano
Jerry Ward - bass
Eddie Burris - drums
Lewis Talley - guitar
Tommy Collins - guitar
Billy Mize - vocals
Bonnie Owens - vocals
James Burton - guitar, dobro
Glen Hardin - piano
Bob Morris - bass
Leon Copeland - bass
Roy Huskey, Jr. - bass
Chuck Berghofer - bass
Jim Gordon - drums

Monday, August 8, 2022

Debby Boone - Midstream
















Debby Boone - Midstream
Warner Bros. BSK-3130 (1978)

Side One:
1. God Knows
2. What Becomes Of My World
3. Another Goodbye
4. Don't You Love Me Anymore
5. On, No, Not My Baby
6. I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love

Side Two:
1. When You're Loved
2. California
3. When It's Over
4. Come Share My Love
5. It Was Such A Good Day
6. If Ever I See You Again

Sullivan & Burnette - Country Ways (single)
















Sullivan & Burnette - Country Ways (single)
Philips 6078-826 (1976)

Side One:
1. Country Ways

Side Two:
1. Country Lullaby

Lulu - Heaven And Earth And The Stars
















Lulu - Heaven And Earth And The Stars
Chelsea Records CHL-518 (1976)

Side One:
1. Heaven And Earth And The Stars
2. Boy Meets Girl
3. Mama's Little Corner Of The World
4. The Man With The Golden Gun
5. Baby I Don't Care
6. Take Your Mama For A Ride, Part 1

Side Two:
1. Honey You Can't Take It Back
2. The Man Who Sold The World
3. Watch That Man
4. Old Fashioned Girl
5. Take Your Mama For A Ride, Part 2

Kiki Dee - Cage The Songbird
















Kiki Dee - Cage The Songbird
EMI Records (2008 - Recorded 1975/1976)

1. Cage The Songbird
2. Uphill Piece Of Mind
3. Prince Of Fools
4. Once A Fool
5. Bright Medallion
6. Chicago (original version)
7. Man After My Own Heart
8. Rock 'N' Roll Me Baby
9. First Thing In The Morning (original version)
10. Cry Like A Baby
11. A Change Is Gonna Come

Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes - Get Dancin' (single)
















Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes - Get Dancin'
Chelsea Records CH-3004 (1974)

Side One:
1. Get Dancin'

Side Two:
2. Get Dancin' Part II

Debbie - Dinge Dong/Het Circus (single)













Debbie - Dinge Dong/Het Circus
EMI Records 5C 006-25083 (1975)

Side One:
1. Dinge Dong

Side Two:
2. Het Circus

The Raiders - Indian Reservation
















The Raiders - Indian Reservation
CBS S-64461 (1971)

Side One:
1. Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)
2. The Shape Of Things To Come
3. Prince Of Peace
4. Heaven Help Us All
5. Take Me Home

Side Two:
1. Just Remember You're My Sunshine
2. Come In, You'll Get Pneumonia
3. Eve Of Destruction
4. Birds Of A Feather
5. The Turkey

Pinkiny Canandy - Pinkiny Canandy
















Pinkiny Canandy - Pinkiny Canandy
UNI Records 73049 (1969)

Side One:
1. Hello, Hello
2. Christopher Centipede
3. Barbara
4. Jenny Brown
5. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Someday

Side Two:
1. Sadie Godiva
2. Mr. Kelley's Roof
3. Mutual Indemnity
4. Boop-Boop-A-Doop
5. Goodbye, Goodbye

Tiny Tim - Bring Back Those Rockabye Baby Days (single)
















Tiny Tim - Bring Back Those Rockabye Baby Days
Reprise Records 0760 (1968)

Side One:
1. Bring Back Those Rockabye Baby Days

Side Two:
1. This Is All I Ask

The Rainy Daze - Make Me Laugh (single)
















The Rainy Daze - Make Me Laugh
White Whale Records WW-279 (1968)

Side One:
1. Make Me Laugh

Side Two:
1. My Door Is Always Open

Possible Personnel:
Jim Gordon - drums
Larry Knechtel - bass
David Cohen - guitar
Al Casey - guitar
Mike Deasy - guitar
Joe Osborn  bass

Tim Hardin - Tim Hardin 2














Tim Hardin - Tim Hardin 2
Verve Forecast SVLP 6002 (1967)

Side One:
1. If I Were A Carpenter
2. Red Balloon
3. Black Sheep Boy
4. The Lady Came From Baltimore
5. Baby Close Its Eyes

Side Two:
1. You Upset The Grace Of Living When You Lie
2. Speak Like A Child
3. See Where You Are And Get Out
4. It's Hard To Believe In Love For Long
5. Tribute To Hank Williams

The Spiral Starecase - I'll Run/Inside, Outside, Upside Down (single)
















The Spiral Starecase - I'll Run/Inside, Outside, Upside Down 
Columbia Records 4-44566 (1968)

Side One:
1. I'll Run

Side Two:
1. Inside, Outside, Upside Down

Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Has She Got The Nicest Eyes/Happiness (single)
















Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Has She Got The Nicest Eyes/Happiness
Liberty Records 56011 (1967)

Side One:
1. Has She Got The Nicest Eyes

Side Two:
1. Happiness


Arthur Writus & The Nagging Pains - Walking To San Francisco/Say What? (single)
















Arthur Writus & The Nagging Pains
Reprise Records 0589 (1967)

Side One:
1. Walking To San Francisco

Side Two:
2. Say What?

Personnel:
Jim Gordon - drums
Jim Horn - flute


Bonnie Owens - Somewhere Between


 











Bonnie Owens & The Strangers - Somewhere Between
Capitol Records ST-2861 (1969)

Side One:
1. Somewhere Between
2. Gone Crazy
3. Hangin' On
4. I'd Be More Of A Woman
5. I Wish I Felt This Way At Home
6. Wabash Cannon Ball

Side Two:
1. Don't Tell Me
2. Just One Time
3. I Let A Stranger Buy The Wine
4. Everything That's Fastened Down Is Comin' Loose
5. Whatever Happened To me
6. If You Really Want Me To I'll Go

Personnel:
James Burton - guitar
Maurice Mullins - guitar
Ralph Mooney - steel guitar
Jim Gordon - drums
Glen Hardin -piano
Glen Campbell - guitar
Merle Haggard - guitar
Billy Mize - guitar
Roy Nichols - guitar
Lewis Talley - guitar
Norm Hamlett - steel guitar
Jerry Ward - bass
Eddie Burris - drums
George French Jr. - piano
Fuzzy Owen - guitar
Leon Campbell - bass

The Everly Brothers - Heartaches & Harmonies (Box Set)

 













The Everly Brothers - Heartaches & Harmonies (Box Set)
Rhino Records R2 71779 (1994)



Disc 1:
1. Don't Let Our Love Die (1951 version)
2. Keep A' Lovin' Me
3. Bye Bye Love
4. I Wonder If I Care As Much
5. Hey, Doll Baby (Demo)
6. Wake Up Little Susie
7. Maybe Tomorrow
8. All I Have To Do Is Dream
9. Claudette
10. Brand New Heartache
11. Bird Dog
12. Devoted To You
13. Problems
14. Long Time Gone
15. I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
16. Kentucky
17. Poor Jenny
18. Take A Message To Mary
19. ('Til) I Kissed You
20. Let It Be Me
21. Since You Broke My Heart
22. When Will I Be Loved
23. Like Strangers

Disc 2:
1. Cathy's Clown
2. Always It's You
3. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
4. That's What You Do To Me
5. Sleepless Nights
6. Carol Jane
7. Lucille
8. Made To Love
9. Stick With Me Baby
10. Love Hurts
11. So How Come (No One Loves Me)
12. Donna, Donna
13. Ebony Eyes
14. Walk Right Back
15. Why Not
16. Temptation
17. Don't Blame Me
18. Muskrat (Single Version)
19. Crying In The Rain
20. I'm Not Angry
21. Step It Up And Go
22. That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be)
23. How Can I Meet Her?
24. Nancy's Minuet (Alternate Version)
25. Nice Guy (Alternate Version)
26. Don't Ask Me To Be Friends
27. No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile
28. (So It Was...So It Is) So It Always Will Be
29. I'm Afraid
30. The Girl Sang The Blues
31. Love Her
32. The Ferris Wheel
33. Things Go Better With Coke

Disc 3:
1. Gone, Gone, Gone
2. Torture
3. You're My Girl
4. The Price Of Love
5. It Only Costs A Dime
6. Love Is Strange
7. Man With Money
8. To Show I Love You
9. I'll See Your Light
10. It's All Over
11. I Used To Love You
12. And I'll Go
13. (You Got) The Power Of Love
14. Leave My Girl Alone
15. Somebody Help Me
16. So Lonely
17. Kiss Your Man Goodbye
18. The Collector
19. Even If I Hold It In My Hand (Hard Luck Story)
20. Bowling Green
21. I Don't Want To Love You
22. Mary Jane
23. Love Of The Common People
24. You're Just What I Was Looking For Today

Disc 4:
1. Empty Boxes
2. Love With Your Heart
3. Milk Train
4. Lord Of The Manor
5. Mama Tried
6. T For Texas
7. I Wonder If I Care As Much (Version Two)
8. You Done Me Wrong
9. Turn Around
10. Omaha
11. I'm On My Way Home Again
12. Cuckoo Bird
13, Carolina In My Mind
14. My Little Yellow Bird
15. Stories We Could Tell
16. Green River
17. Poems, Prayers And Promises
18. Paradise
19. On The Wings Of A Nightingale
20. Why Worry
21. Arms Of Mary
22. Born Yesterday
23. Don't Let Our Love Die (1990 Version)

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Brian Cadd - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (single)






















Brian Cadd - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'

Chelsea Records CH-3016 (1975)


Side One

1. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'


Side Two

1. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'


Personnel:

Jim Gordon - drums

Gene Estes - percussion

Max Bennett - bass

Ben Benay - guitar

Larry Muhoberac - keyboards

Jay Graydon - guitar

other personnel unknown

Andy Williams - The Other Side Of Me



















Andy Williams - The Other Side Of Me

Columbia PC-33563 (1975)


Side One

1. The Other Side Of Me

2. Quits

3. Love Will Keep Us Together

4. My Eyes Adored You

5. The Hungry Years

6. Solitaire


Side Two

1. Sad Eyes

2. Feelings

3. In My Eyes

4. Mandy

5. What Happens To


Personnel:

Jim Gordon - drums

other personnel unknown